On the equation H = mv2 and the fine structure of the hydrogen atom

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

1-1-2002

Abstract

The recent [Phys. Essays 15, 1 (2002)] reconciliation of the theories of special relativity and wave mechanics implies that the mass-energy equivalence principle must be expressed mathematically as H = mv2, where H is the total energy of a particle, m is its relativistic mass, and v is its velocity, not as H = mc2, as was widely believed. In this paper the equation H = mv2 will be used to calculate the energy levels in the spectrum of the hydrogen atom. It is demonstrated that the well-known Sommerfeld-Dirac formula is still obtained, but without the constant term m0c 2 that was originally present in the formula.

Identifier

3843069688 (Scopus)

Publication Title

Physics Essays

External Full Text Location

https://doi.org/10.4006/1.3025551

ISSN

08361398

First Page

439

Last Page

443

Issue

4

Volume

15

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